Sunday, May 17, 2009

I'm back! I rocked on my finals! Thanks for all your well-wishings!Here is something from 2000 - So many nuances in this for/from me.

Sunshine on My Shoulders

“…not the life of one man only, but a lifetime burning in every moment…”T.S. Elliot

It’s breathtaking the way the morning sun takes its time gaining possession of the morning sky. Like a child, barely able to see over the counter top, steals a look at the coveted cookie jar; in the same way, the sun’s light peeks over the sturdy mountain tops to steal a look at my Rocky Mountain, valley hideaway home. Not unlike a velvet curtain being pulled back at the start of a splendid theater production, one can nearly hear the applause as the sunlight, inch by inch, reveals jagged peaks, unveils golden Aspen trees, and eventually declares the valley’s full naked beauty. It is apparent to the eye that this canyon was created by receding waters; obvious that, when Jehovah spoke His word, the water was encouraged to dissipate and left rings --like bathtub rings-- tattooed on the bluffs.

From the elevated redwood deck on the backside of our white brick house I can feel the sunshine on my shoulders. My hometown of Durango perfectly sculptured on the valley floor beneath me. Hearing the morning wind wrestling through Pine trees, I simultaneously feel it caress my face with a talent only it possesses. It is a symphony of nature and man, when above the wind I hear the horn of the Narrow Gauge Train making its way through the tranquil town below me. Whoo-woo.

My younger sister sneaks up and yanks on my windblown tresses. I slug her nonchalantly. She yanks again, and I try to return the favor, reaching for her long brown braid. Missing, I resolve to win this battle by tackling her, throwing her onto the padded, redwood lawn chair. We giggle as we nearly fall off the other side. Recovering quickly, we begin to fight for position as sole inhabitant of the huge chair. Soon we give up and decide to share our throne on the deck --at least for now.

The sun seeps through the lacquered boards that make up the overhang, and I witness the dust particles doing their magnificent dance in their natural spotlight. My nose fills with the smells of bacon, and biscuits from the kitchen. The radio presents its melodies. Mom and Dad, preparing breakfast together, in two part harmony croon about a hotel in California. Then I begin to wonder: What do they mean, “You can check in any time you like, but you can never leave. . .”

Followers

The Sky Chronicles: When The Sky Fell by Mike Lynch and Brandon Barr

Collection of Quotes

* You can't hit the ball, unless you step to the plate and swing the bat. ~KM WILSHER ;)

* Lord of the Rings ~ Frodo says: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened. Gandalf says: So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil.

* It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish. ~JRR TOLKIEN

* Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase. ~MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

* Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us. ~STEVEN TYLER (AEROSMITH)

* Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it. ~C. S. LEWIS

* Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and go do that because what the world needs is people who have come alive. ~JOHN ELDREDGE

* All I know is this works. It's not only worked for me, but I've seen it work for literally thousands and thousands of people. I have seen the transformation on people's faces when they receive Christ. I've seen the glory come on them, the light. ~JOYCE MEYER

* A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. ~C. S. LEWIS

* A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell. ~C. S. LEWIS

"What will people think when they hear that I'm a Jesus freak? What will people do when they find thats it's true? I dont really care if they label me a Jesus freak there aint no disguising the truth" . . .DC TALK JESUS FREAK

" When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand". Henri Nouwen

Carlsbad Dolphins

Organizations upholding the cause of the hungry, the oppressed, the imprisoned, the persecuted. . .